The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-08-04

empty handed. Martin is making Just
now good time away from Austin.
From Saturdays Daily
Governor Ross will return to the city
this morning.
Chartered yesterday: The Science Hall
Home institute, of Hays county. In~or-
porators: H. NJ. Stenley, W. W. Andrews,
W. N. Duncan, N. S. Ward and T. j.
Everett.
Assistant Attorney eneral Davidson is,
in the absence of his chief, in charge of
the sttorney-generslis Office, and he has
in Mr.. Oliver one of the most accommo-
dating lieutenants that has ever been
found in any of the state departments.
The assessment rolls of Midland county
show decrease of $75,261, and Mitchell
county drops off to the extent of 1871, 1857.
The drouth did it.
Comptroller Mccall, in reply to letter
from the assessor of Edwards
county, has made ruling that
while the kaolin mines are exempt by
special reservation from sale or lease, the
reservation extends only to the mines, and
not to the whole tract or survey upon
which they may be located; such mine.
being the property of the state, which re-
ceives per cent. of the gross receipts
from the same, are not subject to taxG-
ton.
The comptroller has made further
ruling that ouly such amount of the CAPT
tai stock named in the charter of cor
pOration, as has been paid in, is assessible
Superintendent Cooper yesterday made
the following ruling in answer to letter
of inquiry:
The organic and statutory law both
prohibit sectarianism in the public
schools. The question whether the reading
of short selection from the Bible at the
opening of the school in the morning,
without note or comment, constitutes sec
tarianism,is an unsettled one both in Texas
and in other states. There are several con-
fiicting decisions on the subject. advise
that teachers, conducting public schools,
who wish to use the Bible, arrange their
programmes in such way that the time CT
Bible reading, which should be without
note orr comment, will not be included iu
the seven hours prescribed by law for each
daily session. l further advise that at
tendance on Bible reading be made OPP
tional.
From Sundays Daily
Governor Ross did not get home yes
terday morning, as was expected. He left
Galveston for Houston on the customs
launch Penrose, going across the bay and
ID the bayou. An accident occurred to
t le boat, which detained tie party, so they
did not reach Houston until 1870 Friday
night. The governor came in last night,
however, feeling much refreshed by hi.
trip to the seashore.
The following named collectors have
made settlements with the comptroller:
B. NJ. Lyon, of Kaufman; ]. V. Cunning
ham, of Taylor; t. s. McDade, of Waller:
G. B. Gillespie, of Dallas; Paul McGar. of
Trinity; j. W. Bennett, of Lavaca; j. W.
Jones, of Callahan, and W. G.. Melton, of
Concho.
State Treasurer Lubbock has gone to
San Antonio on business trip.
The comptroller yesterday made deposit
with the treasurer of $24, TAPS, land
lease fund; $25,476.66, permanent school
fund; $62,419.87, interest on school land
notes, and $4,000 to the general revenue,
asylum and University funds.
The assessment rolls of Galveston
county were received by the comptroller
yesterday.
The summer normal school. which opens
here this week, will be attended very
largely. 1t is estimated that there will be
between 300 and 500 teachers in attend
ance.
Not an item of news was to be found
yesterday in the state, legal or military
departments of the government.
From Tuesdays Daiy.l
The following collectors have settled
with the comptroller: W. A. Spencer, of
Kimble county,; j. P. Gillespie, of Brewster,
and John O'Neil, of Calhoun.
The comptroller's deposits yesterday
amounted to $4,000, of which $4,000 was
to the revenue, and the remainder to the
school fund.
Governor Ross has ordered the commits
sion to locate the orphan asylum to meet
in this city on the 18th, for the purpose
of arranging to begin their work of Sc
lecting location for the asylum.
In the absence of Attorney-general
Hogg the following handsome compliment
has reached his Office. The matter 1t re-
lates to is the prompt action which he
took with reference to the killing of a
negro named Andy MCGEE some time ago,
in Montgomery county:
At the national political convention of
the negroes of the United States, held at
Indianapolis, Ind, on June l, 1887, the
following resolutions were passed:
Whereas, In all ages there have been
patriots in every emergency: therefore,
Resolved, That we, the negroes of the
United States, in national convention as
sembled, offer our gratitude to Hon. j. 8.
Hogg, attorney general of Texas, for his
patriotic letter in case of Andrew MCGEE;
That in the person of j. s. Hogg we
find fearless and dutiful officer of the
law, and his acts should cause others to
emulate his example;
That copy of these resolutions be
forwarded to Hon. j. S. Hogg by this con-
vention.
Signed. JOHN T. MAHoNEY,
Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind.
The following charter was filed yester-
day:
Lavaca County Mercantile Cooperative
Association of the Farmers Alliance, of
Hallettsville. Capital, $4,000. Incor-
porators: Benjamin F. Bishop, j. L.
Nicely, Vim. H. Turk, E. NJ. Work, s. C.
Thigpen, Lewis Bishop, s. j. Dickey, G.
l.. Walker, Almon Fetzhenny, 81. B. Movers.